Obama Crushes Pesky Fly On CNBC (VIDEO)

President Barack Obama had a lengthy interview on CNBC today to talk Wall Street, health care, and his proposed financial industry reforms. The President was interrupted, however, by a pesky fly.

During a break in the interview, the President made quick work of the pest. "That was pretty impressive wasn't it?" President Obama said. "I got the sucker."

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[jOke]

GOP= pesky fly, Obama is no softy.. the GOP (i pray) will soon learn that.

[GOPBossLimbaugh]

Now that's how it's done.
He tried Diplomacy first. He said "get out of here"! but the fly did not behave.
North Korea, Ahmadinedjad and Khamenei be warned!

[Ohioan730]

ROTFL! I was thinking the same thing.

[KLordsha]

"Come fly with me..lets fly..lets fly away....." NOT! Smack!

[We-Are-The-Ones]

LOL

[klanger]

Was that presidential exercise of a first-strike capability? I'm not sure he exhausted all diplomatic avenues first. Was Hilary left out of the loop on this executive decision?

[GOPBossLimbaugh]

It was not a Strike-first scenario.
He tried Diplomacy first. He said "get out of here"! but the fly did not behave.
North Korea, Ahmadinedjad and Khamenei be warned!

[LesaLesa]

And he did it with his right hand.

Very quick Mr. President.

[darker]

Obama Crushes Pesky Fly On CNBC!

For sure, the Republicans will try to "interview" the dead fly,
declare it dead [R.I.P.] and use that against Obama
-- whose aim is a helluva lot better than theirs.

[thecanadian]

You guys were brilliant all the way through this. Thanks for the "fly" and your Cool Pres. ' stomach hurts from laughing.
gnite.

[GOPBossLimbaugh]

gnite!

[sbrown80]

He's so cool.

[ToastOnDayOne]

PFOTUS (Pancaked Fly of the United States)

[starrianna]

At least he didn't eat it, like that woman on Everybody Loves Raymond.

[DC10]

LOL

[LesaLesa]

Amen.

[We-Are-The-Ones]

Ew

[Rule Of Law]

"Obama Crushes Pesky Fly On CNBC"

About time he dealt with Goldman Sachs!

[NortherMagus]

As I watched this interview with Obama live, and him calmly get the fly, I remembered another interview. Right after 9/11/2001 Bush was live on every network, broadcasting his resolve to get the Evil Doers...they "couldn't hide anywhere!" Meanwhile, a fly `lazily buzzed around him in the room. I thought: these words are hollow....he and his super-agents literally couldn`t catch this fly...surely they didn`t want it there. The contrast in these `*fly moments* between Obama and Bush strikes me as quite telling.

[chitown8]

Please make an issue of the GOP!

Oh the humanity }}}}}}}}LOL{{{{{{{

[shazzar756]

It should be noted just as he dealt with the pirates he tried to reason with the fly before killing it. He said "get out of here." Then swat! Ahh diplomacy b4 violence works everytime.

[booboo111]

Memo to republicans; don't get in his way.

[listentome]

Man, I wish that fly had been Cheney.